Pad-a-month desk calendar



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PAD-A-MONTH DESK CALENDAR Filed April l5, 1937 my. f

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Patented Mar. 7, 1939 j UNITED STATES ATENT @FFM PAD-A-MONTH DESKCALENDAR John Il. Wege, St. Paul, Minn., assigner to Brown & Bigelow,St. Paul, Minn., a corporation of Minnesota Application April 15, 1937,Serial No. 137,014

Claims. (Cil. 281-19) My invention relates to an improvement in deskFigure 3 is a cross-sectional View taken on the calendars of a typedesigned to provide a perline 3-3 of Figure 2. sonal record and a dailyappointment list or Figure 4 is a cross-sectional View taken on therecord, as well as providing information as to the line l-II of Figure2. 5 date. My pad A comprises a base Il! and a cover' II 5 It is theobject of my invention to provide a connected together along a exibleportion I2. desk pad which is positioned in a Way t0 When in foldedposition illustrated in Figure l, ordinarily conceal the personal recordand the cover II partially overlaps the base I i9 and a memorandum,while at the same time exposing pad I3 secured thereto.

10 the list of daily appointments or daily records The base IB is formedof a stiffening sheet I4 1() which have been kept. In this way,confidential having a pocket forming sheet I5 overlapping informationmay be ordinarily concealed in Such the same. A binding tape i6 isadhered over the a way that it will be readily accessible for use. outeredge I'I and top and bottom edges IQ of the This object is accomplishedby providing a pad base Iil, securing the pocket forming sheet E5 l5having a cover which overlaps only a portion of marginally to thestiifening sheet M. A base 15 the pad. The remaining portion of the padsheet 2B extends over the bottom surface of the bearing a list ofappointments or notations for stiffening sheet Hl and overlaps thebinding tape the different days of the weak is open and in I 6, thussealing the lower surface of the stiifenconstant View. ing sheet I4. Theextreme end 2l of the covering It is a feature of my invention toprovide a sheet 22 of the cover Ii extends in overlapping 2o desk padconstruction in which a cover partially relationship with the stiifeningsheet I 4 and the overlaps the desk pad and to Weight this cover basesheet 2Q overlaps this end 2I. to a considerable extent so as to holdthe pages A strip 23 of flexible covering material extends beneath thecover constantly flat. The cover n over the stiifening sheet I4suiiiciently to extend 25 this way acts as a paper weight to keep theporbeneath the free end of the pocket forming sheet 25 tion of the padbeneath the same neat and in I5. The upper surface of the stiffeningsheet IA Proper Shalle- It e150 acts t0 prevent wind from is in this wayconcealed from view by a portion of opening up the @over of the pad ataninopportune the flemme strip 23 and by the pocket forming time,thereby concealing condential information sheet I5. A pocket coveringsheet 24 is adhered on the personal record beneath the weight. The tothe upper surface of the pocket forming sheet 30 weighted cover alsoserves to ascertain that the I5 and overlies the binding tape I6 toprovide a COVeI leS flat either in the pOSlJOYl overlying thecontinuously sealed joint between the covering personal record portionof the pad, or else in sheet 2d and the tape I6. open position.Accordingly the pad is simple and The cover II is formed with a softpadding easy to use as the cover holds one end of the sheet 25 providedwithin the covering sheet 22, 35 sheets in place if writing is done uponthe daily to cushion the cover 22 from a metal plate 25 memorandumportion of the sheets, and as the which acts as a stiffening member forthe cover cover is entirely out of the way if writing is done and as aweight therefor. The end 2l as well as on the personal record portion ofthe sheets. the edges 29 thereof, fold over the plate 25 and It is theidea of the present invention to proare adhered thereto. The end 38 ofthe flexible 40 vide a calendar having an interchangeable pad strip 23overlaps one edge of the plate 26 and is secured therein which may beremoved at the end adhered thereto. A securing sheet 3| overlies of amonth and the personal record thereof rethe inturned edges 2l and 29 andthe edge 30 of tained as a permanent memorandum. The pad the strip 23,and more securely holds these edges is replaced each month with a newpad, proto the plate 26. 45 viding a record for the days of the newmonth. overlying the sheet 3|, I provide a pocket These and otherobjects and novel features of formed as best illustrated in Figure 4 ofthe my invention will be more clearly and fully set drawing. The pocketis formed with a stiflening forth in the following specification andclaims. sheet 32 extending virtually the entire area of In the drawingforming a part of my specithe inner surface of the cover II and having a50 cation: backing sheet cover 33 extending over the same, Figure 1 is aperspective View of my pad in and having an edge 34 folded over the edgeof closed position. the stiffening sheet 32. The pocket is formed Figure2 is a top plan view of my pad in open with a stiffening sheet 35 havinga pocket coverposition. ing sheet 36 extending over the same and ad- 55hered thereto. The covering sheet 36 is provided with one edge 31extending over the free edge of the stii'fening sheet 35 to form afolded edge adjacent the pocket. The other edges 39 of the sheet 36 arefolded over the backing or stiiening sheet 32i and edges 34 ofthe cover33 therefor. The edges 39 of the pocket, and the edges 34 of thecovering 33 not covered by the edges 39 are adhered to the sheet 3 I.'Ihe pocket is in this Way secured to the cover I I. A calendar sheet 40which is removable and replaceable is inserted in the pocket.

In the pocket formed by the sheets I5 and 24 of the base portion I0, Iextend. the anchoring tongue 4I of a pad I3. The tongue 4I is bound by abinding tape 42 into a book form with a pad of sheets 43 and a blotter44. The blotter 44 is provided with a row of perforations 45 along whichthis blotter may be removed for use upon the desk. The sheets of the pad43 are provided with a personal record portion 46 which is connectedalong a perforated line 41 With a daily memorandum portion 49. Thepersonal record portion 46 is concealed by the cover II when the coveris in closed position illustrated in Figure l, while the daily recordportion 49 is constantly visible.

The Weight of the metal plate 26 holds the cover portion II either infolded or unfolded position. The personal record portion and thecalendar 40 are concealed when the cover II is closed.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof construction of my desk pad and calendar, and while I have endeavoredto Set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understoodthat this is only illustrative of a means of carrying out my inventionand that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the followingclaims Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A desk pad comprising a base, a pad mounted thereupon, and a Weightedcover secured to said base, said cover including a heavy metal ller,said cover being of proper dimensions to cover a portion of said pad,leaving the major portion thereof exposed.

2. A desk pad comprisingV a base, a paper pad mounted thereon, saidpaper pad 'comprised of sheets bound along one edge, said sheets beingdivided by a perforated line parallel the bound edge, a cover includinga heavy metal ller hingedly secured to said base parallel and adjacentthe bound edge of said pad, said Vcover covering said pad on one side ofsaid perforated line but leaving the remaining portion thereof exposed.

3. A desk pad comprising a base, a pocket therein, a pad of sheets boundalong one edge, a tab bound with said sheets engageable in said pocket,a cover hingedly secured to said base, a heavymetal plate embedded insaid cover, said cover covering a portion of said padA and leaving asubstantial portion thereof exposed. v

4. A desk pad comprising a base, a pocket therein, a pad engageable insaid pocket, sheets in said pad divided into two parts separated along adotted line, a cover including a filler of heavy material to act as apaper Weight onv said base, said cover extending over and concealing inclosed position one of said parts, and exposing the other of said parts.

5. A desk pad comprising a basel including a rectangular stiffeningsheet, a pocket forming sheet bound along three edges to said stiifeningsheet, a coverv comprising a heavy metal weight plate, a cover sheet forsaid plate, means securingk said cover sheet to said stiiiening sheet ofsaid base, and a pocket on said cover.

- JOHN P. WEGE;

